There are plenty of moments on this album where you can hear hints of Kamen's next big action score, Die Hard. "Coke Deal" brings in the over-the-top drama a little more, with bigger use of the orchestra.
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"The Jumper / Rog & Riggs Confrontation" is a six-minute long cue tense cue that never uses the full orchestra, but gives a splash of saxophone and guitar to add color to the anxiety. (Once again, Clapton's dour guitar work underscores Riggs' emotional pain.) "Suicide Attempt" is a rehash, in a way, of "Meet Martin Riggs," but with more tension at the beginning as he nearly kills himself before the grief overcomes him. The film opens with "Amanda," a dramatic suicide underscored by ominous strings and sleigh bell percussion. Now, however, Michael Kamen has released a limited edition official soundtrack release (not a promo, not a bootleg), containing over an hour of music.īeginning with the David Sandborn's soulful saxophone wailing out in "Meet Martin Riggs," Eric Clapton's guitar soon joins in, and the resulting cue is a slightly melancholy one, underscoring the inner turmoil that Riggs (Mel Gibson) is going through - the loss of his wife has nearly driven him to suicide.
The numerous bootlegs that have shown up since that time have just contained the contents of the LP, with nothing new. The music by composed Michael Kamen, with performances by Eric Clapton and David Sandborn was released as a 30-minute long album back when the film came out, and never made it to CD. Lethal Weapon, directed by Richard Donner and produced by Joel Silver, ended up becoming a smash hit spawning three sequels. Pairing up the reckless, suicidal cop with the more seasoned and straight-edged cop seemed like a good way to bust a large-scale drug smuggling operation.